WHL Medicine Hat Tigers

Game 63: February 27 vs. Brandon

Published on February 27, 2016 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
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VS. WHEAT KINGS: Tonight the Tigers are matched up against the best team in the East Conference the Brandon Wheat Kings. Tonight also marks the final time these two clubs see each other this season. Brandon has taken all 3 matchups previous this year with 6-2, 4-3 and 6-2 finals respectively. The last time Brandon was at the Canalta Centre was way back in November of 2015, when the Wheaties took a close one 4-3.

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP:

Medicine Hat come in unbeaten in regulation in their past 3 games and have earned points in 4 of their last 5 games, leaving the Tabbies 10 points back of the final wildcard spot with 10 games remaining (20 points available)

Brandon comes into tonight on the same streak as the Tigers, unbeaten in regulation in their past 3 games (2-0-1-0) and 6-3-1-0 overall in their past 10 games

Logan Thompson has started in all 3 games for the Wheat Kings vs. Medicine Hat this season, sporting a 2.33 GAA and 0.931 SV %

2015-16 WHL RANKINGS: Record (23-34-3-2). Central Div. - 5th Eastern Con. - 9th Home - (12-15-1-2) Away (11-19-2-0)

TIGERS FAST FACTS:

Chad Butcher leads the Tigers in scoring against Brandon this season, the 19 year old has 4 points in 3 games, including a team high 3 goals, Max Gerlach and Steven Owre both have 3 points, with Owre leading the Tigers with 3 assists

Jayce Hawryluk and Russian defenseman Ivan Provorov lead Brandon against the Tigers this year with identical 2G, 4A stat lines, good for 6 points in 3 games, 11 different Wheaties have scored vs. Tigers this year

TIGERS VS: (BDN 0-3), (CGY 4-1), (EDM 5-0), (EVT 1-0), (KAM 2-0), (KEL 0-3), (KTN 3-0-1), (LETH 1-3-1), (MJ 2-2), (POR 0-1), (PA 0-2-1), (PG 1-1), (RD 0-5-0-1), (REG 0-3-0-1), (SAS 2-2), (SEA 0-1), (SPO 1-0), (SC 1-2), (TRI 0-1), (VAN 0-2), (VIC 0-2)

FEBRUARY 27th TEAM HISTORY: A look back just exactly 1 year ago as the Tigers were in Regina on a stretch of 6 losses in 7 games during the month of February. The Tigers, led by Marek Langhamer, who stopped 27 shots, were able to pick up a crucial 2-1 victory (their 38th of the season) as Ty Stanton scored both goals (8,9). The victory kick started a stretch run to the playoffs where the Tabbies won 8 of their last 11 games.

20 PLATEAU: Only three Tigers have reached the iconic 20 goal mark this season and Matt Bradley just 24 hours ago reached the mark for the first time in his career. Bradley scored his 20th on a shorthanded marker, which proved to be the game winner last night in Swift Current. Chad Butcher and Max Gerlach are the two others who have scored 20+ this season.

WHO'S HOT: TIGERS: David Quenneville has 14 points in his past 14 games, Chad Butcher has 11 points in his past 14 games and Matt Bradley has 5 points in his last 3 games. WHEAT KINGS: Jayce Hawryluk has 33 points in his past 12 games, John Quenneville has 5 points in 5 games, Nolan Patrick has 26 points while riding a 12 game point streak, Tyler Coulter is on a 10 game point streak, recording 16 points over that span

DONUT: Last night against the Swift Current Broncos, Tigers goaltender Nick Schneider stopped all 34 shots in a 2-0 victory and earned his 1st career WHL shutout. The win also gave Schneider 14 on the season, 1 shy of his career best set last year (15).

2015-16 CLUB LEADERS:

Goals (25) Max Gerlach Assists (36) Chad Butcher   Points (57) Chad Butcher

PIM (111) Connor Clouston Plus/Minus (-2) Steven Owre Wins (14) Nick Schneider

SPECIAL TEAMS:

POWER PLAY: 51/257 - 19.8% (ranked 12th in WHL)

HOME- 31/121 - 25.6% (ranked 3rd in WHL)

PENALTY KILL: 182/241 - 75.5% (ranked 21st in WHL)

HOME- 73/102 - 71.6% (ranked 22nd in WHL)

TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers currently have 22 players on the roster - 2 Goaltenders, 7 Defenseman, 13 forwards

AGE BREAKDOWN: 3 - 20 year olds, 5 - 19 year olds, 7 - 18 year olds, 5 - 17 year olds, and 2 - 16 year olds

NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Matt Bradley (Montreal Canadiens), Nick Schneider (Calgary Flames)

ATB FINANCIAL - TIGERS BROADCAST:Listen to legendary Bob Ridley broadcast all Tigers games on CHAT 94.5 FM. Bob Ridley has called all but one Tigers' Game in Team history since the Medicine Hat Tigers came into the league in 1970.

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